Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A front module for a desktop computer system comprising: an interface unit, and a circuit board having a plug, wherein the plug is configured to connect the front module to a mainboard such that there is an electric contact between the mainboard and the interface unit, the circuit board is dimensioned such that the interface unit terminates with a front chassis side of a casing surrounding the circuit board if the plug is plugged into a socket of a mainboard, and the circuit board is configured with a length reaching from the front chassis side of the casing to the socket of the mainboard to allow the plug to be plugged into the socket of the mainboard to connect the interface unit of the front module to the mainboard without cables.
2. The front module according to claim 1 , wherein the interface unit includes a power button for a computer system and/or in each case at least one interface port and/or at least one indicator means.
3. The front module according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one interface port is selectable from standards: USB, PCIe and jack plug.
4. The front module according to claim 2 , wherein the indicator means includes an LED.
5. A desktop computer system comprising: a mainboard having a socket, the front module according to claim 1 , wherein the plug is arranged in the socket of the mainboard, and a casing having a front side and rear side located opposite the front side, wherein the mainboard is arranged in the casing such that ports of the mainboard are arranged on the rear side of the casing to be accessible from outside the casing, and the interface port of the front module is arranged on the front side of the casing and terminates with the front chassis side of the casing.
6. The desktop computer system according to claim 5 , wherein the circuit board is arranged parallel to an extension plane of the mainboard.
7. The desktop computer system according to claim 5 , wherein the circuit board is arranged perpendicular to an extension plane of the mainboard.
8. The front module according to claim 3 , wherein the indicator means includes an LED.
9. A desktop computer system comprising: a mainboard having a socket, the front module according to claim 2 , wherein the plug is arranged in the socket of the mainboard, and a casing having a front side and rear side located opposite the front side, wherein the mainboard is arranged in the casing such that ports of the mainboard are arranged on the rear side of the casing to be accessible from outside the casing, and the interface port of the front module is arranged on the front side of the casing and terminates with the front chassis side of the casing.
10. A desktop computer system comprising: a mainboard having a socket, the front module according to claim 3 , wherein the plug is arranged in the socket of the mainboard, and a casing having a front side and rear side located opposite the front side, wherein the mainboard is arranged in the casing such that ports of the mainboard are arranged on the rear side of the casing to be accessible from outside the casing, and the interface port of the front module is arranged on the front side of the casing and terminates with the front chassis side of the casing.
11. A desktop computer system comprising: a mainboard having a socket, the front module according to claim 4 , wherein the plug is arranged in the socket of the mainboard, and a casing having a front side and rear side located opposite the front side, wherein the mainboard is arranged in the casing such that ports of the mainboard are arranged on the rear side of the casing to be accessible from outside the casing, and the interface port of the front module is arranged on the front side of the casing and terminates with the front chassis side of the casing.
12. A front module for a desktop computer system comprising: an interface unit, and a circuit board having a plug, wherein the interface unit includes a power button for the computer system, the plug is configured to connect the front module to a mainboard such that there is an electric contact between the mainboard and the interface unit, the circuit board is dimensioned such that the interface unit terminates with a front chassis side of a casing surrounding the circuit board if the plug is plugged into a socket of a mainboard, and the circuit board is configured with a length reaching from the front chassis side of the casing to the socket of the mainboard if the plug is plugged into the socket of the mainboard such that the interface unit of the front module connects to the mainboard without cables.
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September 4, 2018
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